3D mammography, also called digital breast tomosynthesis, is the latest breakthrough technology in breast cancer screening and detection. This 3D mammography allows the radiologist to examine breast tissue one layer at a time, improving the ability to detect abnormalities while reducing false alarms due to overlapping tissue.

Overview An ultrasound scan is a diagnostic technique which uses high-frequency sound waves to create an image of the internal organs. A screening ultrasound is sometimes done during the course of a pregnancy to check normal fetal growth and verify the due date...

4-D radiotherapy is utilized to help treat any tumor that moves with a patient’s breathing, including lung and abdominal tumors. By taking scans of the tumor and tracking them, this technology allows the radiation oncologist to track any breathing-related movement that a tumor might have...

Ablation is a technique that uses a needle or probe to destroy cancerous cells with heat, cold or chemicals. The needle is inserted into the tumor through the skin and energy is used to kill the tumor without removing it...

The goal of acne treatment is to minimize scarring and improve appearance. Acne treatments include topical or systemic drug therapy. Depending upon the severity of acne, topical medications (applied to the skin) or systemic medications (taken orally) may be prescribed by your physician...

Acute pain management service at North Shore-LIJ Health System is an inpatient consult service that assists patients with postoperative, post-traumatic and other types of acute pain that require specialized interventions, such as epidural analgesia, intravenous patient controlled analgesia (IVPCA) and continuous peripheral nerve blocks...

The adrenal glands are small, triangular glands located on the top of both kidneys that produce hormones. An adrenalectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the adrenal gland and commonly used to treat adrenal cancer, which offers the best chance for a cure...

Overview An amniocentesis is a procedure used to obtain a small sample of the amniotic fluid that surrounds the fetus to diagnose chromosomal disorders and open neural tube defects (ONTDs) such as spina bifida...

Analgesics are a class of drugs used to relieve pain. They are commonly referred to as painkillers and work by either blocking pain signals going to the brain or interfering with the brain’s interpretation of these signals.

Angiography is performed in the radiology department by an interventional radiologist who specializes in injecting arteries through a small catheter introduced into the artery with a special dye that may be seen on x-rays in real time...